Does anyone else find speaking verbally very stressful?

[u/adriiaanz]

Hi, I generally have a hard time coming up with the right words in speech, and that is along with selective mutism, but im very good at writing and other silent forms of communication. So I generally use text to speech or Asl if the the other person knows it. I was wondering if that was weird, or if other people related to it, I don't know people that also struggle with that.

[u/pastel_kiddo]

Extremely. It is really difficult. I don't speak verbally much irl unless my parents are asking me something, or if I really need something, in which is mainly just yes and nos sort of thing and simple answers. I started seeing a psychologist again and getting anywhere in sessions is quite difficult as it can take me quite some time to answer and she has to sort of do a lot of guessing and questions and we use a whiteboard to help me. Typing is definitely a lot easier in comparison to talking, since I can put words out then edit them and see them there and think about the ideas more sort of thing, and take as long as I need.

[u/zeezoop]

Yes, me too

[u/storytimesaddness]

I experience similar feelings when speaking. Sometimes, it's hard to think of a response, other times it feels weird to get the words out. I wish people could just read my mind.

Edit: Spelling and grammar.